166019130 03 01 01 JB code JB John Benjamins Publishing Company 01 JB code HCP 65 GE 15 9789027262523 06 10.1075/hcp.65 13 2019013124 00 EA E133 10 01 JB code HCP 02 JB code 1387-6724 02 65.00 01 02 Human Cognitive Processing Human Cognitive Processing 01 01 Perspectives on Abstract Concepts Perspectives on Abstract Concepts 1 B01 01 JB code 609350079 Marianna Bolognesi Bolognesi, Marianna Marianna Bolognesi University of Oxford 2 B01 01 JB code 399350080 Gerard J. Steen Steen, Gerard J. Gerard J. Steen University of Amsterdam 01 eng 11 327 03 03 xii 03 00 315 03 24 JB code LIN.COGN Cognition and language 24 JB code LIN.COGPSY Cognitive linguistics 24 JB code LIN.PSYLIN Psycholinguistics 10 LAN009040 12 CFD 01 06 02 00 Contributors investigate how abstract concepts are grounded in the mind, represented in language, and used in verbal discourse. This richness is matched by a range of methods used throughout the volume, from neuroimaging to computational modeling, and from behavioral experiments to corpus analyses. 03 00 Human language is the most powerful communication system that evolution has produced. Within this system, we can talk about things we can physically see, such as cats and tables, but also about more abstract entities, such as theories and feelings. But how are these abstract concepts grounded in human cognition and represented in the mind? How are they constructed in language? And how are they used in natural communication settings?

This book addresses these questions through a collection of studies that relate to various theoretical frameworks, ranging from Conceptual Metaphor Theory to Words as Social Tools. Contributors investigate how abstract concepts are grounded in the mind, represented in language, and used in verbal discourse. This richness is matched by a range of methods used throughout the volume, from neuroimaging to computational modeling, and from behavioral experiments to corpus analyses.

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The relevance of specific semantic categories in investigating the neural bases of abstract and concrete semantics 1 A01 01 JB code 637361964 Felix R. Dreyer Dreyer, Felix R. Felix R. Dreyer 2 A01 01 JB code 769361965 Friedemann Pulvermüller Pulvermüller, Friedemann Friedemann Pulvermüller 01 01 JB code hcp.65.03maz 06 10.1075/hcp.65.03maz 43 57 15 Chapter 6 01 04 Chapter 2. Abstract concepts and the activation of mouth-hand effectors Chapter 2. Abstract concepts and the activation of mouth-hand effectors 1 A01 01 JB code 53361966 Claudia Mazzuca Mazzuca, Claudia Claudia Mazzuca 2 A01 01 JB code 477361967 Anna Maria Borghi Borghi, Anna Maria Anna Maria Borghi 01 01 JB code hcp.65.04cal 06 10.1075/hcp.65.04cal 59 74 16 Chapter 7 01 04 Chapter 3. Inferential processing with concrete vs. abstract words and visual cortex Chapter 3. Inferential processing with concrete vs. abstract words and visual cortex 1 A01 01 JB code 393361968 Fabrizio Calzavarini Calzavarini, Fabrizio Fabrizio Calzavarini 01 01 JB code hcp.65.05jel 06 10.1075/hcp.65.05jel 75 99 25 Chapter 8 01 04 Chapter 4. Are abstract concepts grounded in bodily mimesis? Chapter 4. Are abstract concepts grounded in bodily mimesis? 1 A01 01 JB code 727361969 Anna Jelec Jelec, Anna Anna Jelec 01 01 JB code hcp.65.06sce 06 10.1075/hcp.65.06sce 101 118 18 Chapter 9 01 04 Chapter 5. Is the acoustic modality relevant for abstract concepts? Chapter 5. Is the acoustic modality relevant for abstract concepts? 01 04 A study with the Extrinsic Simon task A study with the Extrinsic Simon task 1 A01 01 JB code 807361970 Elisa Scerrati Scerrati, Elisa Elisa Scerrati 2 A01 01 JB code 239361971 Luisa Lugli Lugli, Luisa Luisa Lugli 3 A01 01 JB code 448361972 Roberto Nicoletti Nicoletti, Roberto Roberto Nicoletti 4 A01 01 JB code 889361973 Anna Maria Borghi Borghi, Anna Maria Anna Maria Borghi 01 01 JB code hcp.65.p2 06 10.1075/hcp.65.p2 Section header 10 01 04 Part II. Abstract concepts in language Part II. Abstract concepts in language 01 04 Insights from psycholinguistics and lexical semantics Insights from psycholinguistics and lexical semantics 01 01 JB code hcp.65.07hus 06 10.1075/hcp.65.07hus 121 143 23 Chapter 11 01 04 Chapter 6. Determinants of abstractness and concreteness and their persuasive effects Chapter 6. Determinants of abstractness and concreteness and their persuasive effects 1 A01 01 JB code 278361974 Lettica Hustinx Hustinx, Lettica Lettica Hustinx 2 A01 01 JB code 527361975 Wilbert Spooren Spooren, Wilbert Wilbert Spooren 01 01 JB code hcp.65.08mur 06 10.1075/hcp.65.08mur 145 165 21 Chapter 12 01 04 Chapter 7. Acceptability properties of abstract senses in copredication Chapter 7. Acceptability properties of abstract senses in copredication 1 A01 01 JB code 568361976 Elliot Murphy Murphy, Elliot Elliot Murphy 01 01 JB code hcp.65.09fra 06 10.1075/hcp.65.09fra 167 184 18 Chapter 13 01 04 Chapter 8. Different degrees of abstraction from visual cues in processing concrete nouns Chapter 8. Different degrees of abstraction from visual cues in processing concrete nouns 1 A01 01 JB code 551361977 Francesca Franzon Franzon, Francesca Francesca Franzon 2 A01 01 JB code 979361978 Chiara Zanini Zanini, Chiara Chiara Zanini 01 01 JB code hcp.65.10spr 06 10.1075/hcp.65.10spr 185 214 30 Chapter 14 01 04 Chapter 9. Cognitive and linguistic aspects of composition in German particle verbs Chapter 9. Cognitive and linguistic aspects of composition in German particle verbs 1 A01 01 JB code 25361979 Sylvia Springorum Springorum, Sylvia Sylvia Springorum 2 A01 01 JB code 318361980 Hans Kamp Kamp, Hans Hans Kamp 3 A01 01 JB code 736361981 Sabine Schulte im Walde Schulte im Walde, Sabine Sabine Schulte im Walde 01 01 JB code hcp.65.11pan 06 10.1075/hcp.65.11pan 215 237 23 Chapter 15 01 04 Chapter 10. Metaphor in action Chapter 10. Metaphor in action 01 04 Action verbs and abstract meaning Action verbs and abstract meaning 1 A01 01 JB code 858361982 Alessandro Panunzi Panunzi, Alessandro Alessandro Panunzi 2 A01 01 JB code 106361983 Paola Vernillo Vernillo, Paola Paola Vernillo 01 01 JB code hcp.65.p3 06 10.1075/hcp.65.p3 Section header 16 01 04 Part III. Abstract concepts in communication Part III. Abstract concepts in communication 01 04 Corpus analyses and spontaneous production of words referring to abstract concepts Corpus analyses and spontaneous production of words referring to abstract concepts 01 01 JB code hcp.65.12ros 06 10.1075/hcp.65.12ros 241 261 21 Chapter 17 01 04 Chapter 11. Abstract concepts in development Chapter 11. Abstract concepts in development 01 04 Spontaneous production of complex words in Swedish child language Spontaneous production of complex words in Swedish child language 1 A01 01 JB code 709361984 Maria Rosenberg Rosenberg, Maria Maria Rosenberg 01 01 JB code hcp.65.13zac 06 10.1075/hcp.65.13zac 263 285 23 Chapter 18 01 04 Chapter 12. The development of the abstract scientific concept of heat energy in a naturalistic classroom setting Chapter 12. The development of the abstract scientific concept of heat energy in a naturalistic classroom setting 1 A01 01 JB code 706361985 Sally Zacharias Zacharias, Sally Sally Zacharias 01 01 JB code hcp.65.14bon 06 10.1075/hcp.65.14bon 287 311 25 Chapter 19 01 04 Chapter 13. Time domain matrix modeling in cognitive linguistic research Chapter 13. Time domain matrix modeling in cognitive linguistic research 1 A01 01 JB code 757361986 Ievgeniia Bondarenko Bondarenko, Ievgeniia Ievgeniia Bondarenko 01 01 JB code hcp.65.ind 06 10.1075/hcp.65.ind 313 315 3 Miscellaneous 20 01 04 Analytical index Analytical index 01 JB code JBENJAMINS John Benjamins Publishing Company 01 01 JB code JB John Benjamins Publishing Company 01 https://benjamins.com Amsterdam NL 00 John Benjamins Publishing Company Marketing Department / Karin Plijnaar, Pieter Lamers onix@benjamins.nl 04 01 00 20190606 C 2019 John Benjamins D 2019 John Benjamins 02 WORLD 13 15 9789027203182 WORLD 03 01 JB 17 Google 03 https://play.google.com/store/books 21 01 00 Unqualified price 00 95.00 EUR 01 00 Unqualified price 00 80.00 GBP 01 00 Unqualified price 00 143.00 USD
601019119 03 01 01 JB code JB John Benjamins Publishing Company 01 JB code HCP 65 Eb 15 9789027262523 06 10.1075/hcp.65 13 2019013124 00 EA E107 10 01 JB code HCP 02 1387-6724 02 65.00 01 02 Human Cognitive Processing Human Cognitive Processing 11 01 JB code jbe-all 01 02 Full EBA collection (ca. 4,200 titles) 11 01 JB code jbe-eba-2023 01 02 Compact EBA Collection 2023 (ca. 700 titles, starting 2018) 11 01 JB code jbe-2019 01 02 2019 collection (119 titles) 05 02 2019 collection 01 01 Perspectives on Abstract Concepts Cognition, language and communication Perspectives on Abstract Concepts: Cognition, language and communication 1 B01 01 JB code 609350079 Marianna Bolognesi Bolognesi, Marianna Marianna Bolognesi University of Oxford 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/609350079 2 B01 01 JB code 399350080 Gerard J. Steen Steen, Gerard J. Gerard J. Steen University of Amsterdam 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/399350080 01 eng 11 327 03 03 xii 03 00 315 03 01 23 415.01/835 03 2019 P165 04 Cognitive grammar. 04 Abstraction. 04 Concepts. 04 Psycholinguistics. 10 LAN009040 12 CFD 24 JB code LIN.COGN Cognition and language 24 JB code LIN.COGPSY Cognitive linguistics 24 JB code LIN.PSYLIN Psycholinguistics 01 06 02 00 Contributors investigate how abstract concepts are grounded in the mind, represented in language, and used in verbal discourse. This richness is matched by a range of methods used throughout the volume, from neuroimaging to computational modeling, and from behavioral experiments to corpus analyses. 03 00 Human language is the most powerful communication system that evolution has produced. Within this system, we can talk about things we can physically see, such as cats and tables, but also about more abstract entities, such as theories and feelings. But how are these abstract concepts grounded in human cognition and represented in the mind? How are they constructed in language? And how are they used in natural communication settings?

This book addresses these questions through a collection of studies that relate to various theoretical frameworks, ranging from Conceptual Metaphor Theory to Words as Social Tools. Contributors investigate how abstract concepts are grounded in the mind, represented in language, and used in verbal discourse. This richness is matched by a range of methods used throughout the volume, from neuroimaging to computational modeling, and from behavioral experiments to corpus analyses.

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01 01 JB code hcp.65.loc 06 10.1075/hcp.65.loc ix x 2 Miscellaneous 1 01 04 List of contributors List of contributors 01 01 JB code hcp.65.ack 06 10.1075/hcp.65.ack xi xii 2 Miscellaneous 2 01 04 Acknowledgments Acknowledgments 01 01 JB code hcp.65.01bol 06 10.1075/hcp.65.01bol 1 13 13 Chapter 3 01 04 Introduction Introduction 1 A01 01 JB code 677361962 Marianna Bolognesi Bolognesi, Marianna Marianna Bolognesi 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/677361962 2 A01 01 JB code 123361963 Gerard J. Steen Steen, Gerard J. Gerard J. Steen 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/123361963 01 01 JB code hcp.65.p1 06 10.1075/hcp.65.p1 Section header 4 01 04 Part I. Abstract concepts in the mind Part I. Abstract concepts in the mind 01 04 Conceptual processing and cognitive grounding of abstract concepts Conceptual processing and cognitive grounding of abstract concepts 01 01 JB code hcp.65.02dre 06 10.1075/hcp.65.02dre 17 42 26 Chapter 5 01 04 Chapter 1. The relevance of specific semantic categories in investigating the neural bases of abstract and concrete semantics Chapter 1. The relevance of specific semantic categories in investigating the neural bases of abstract and concrete semantics 1 A01 01 JB code 637361964 Felix R. Dreyer Dreyer, Felix R. Felix R. Dreyer 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/637361964 2 A01 01 JB code 769361965 Friedemann Pulvermüller Pulvermüller, Friedemann Friedemann Pulvermüller 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/769361965 30 00

Previous research has shown that modality-preferential sensorimotor areas are relevant for processing of words referring to concrete objects or actions. However, whether modality preferential areas also play a role for abstract words is still under debate. In this chapter we will argue that the apparent lack of empirical evidence for a grounding of abstract words stems, at least in part, from the treatment of abstract words as one monolithic semantic category, rather than taking into account specific abstract word types and sub-categories. We will review classical and recent empirical evidence from neuropsychological, neuroimaging and behavioral approaches and demonstrate the necessity of considering specific semantic meaning types when investigating a possible grounding of concrete and abstract concepts, for both theoretical and methodological reasons.

01 01 JB code hcp.65.03maz 06 10.1075/hcp.65.03maz 43 58 16 Chapter 6 01 04 Chapter 2. Abstract concepts and the activation of mouth-hand effectors Chapter 2. Abstract concepts and the activation of mouth-hand effectors 1 A01 01 JB code 53361966 Claudia Mazzuca Mazzuca, Claudia Claudia Mazzuca 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/53361966 2 A01 01 JB code 477361967 Anna Maria Borghi Borghi, Anna Maria Anna Maria Borghi 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/477361967 30 00

Embodied and grounded approaches to cognition have compellingly demonstrated that we comprehend concrete words simulating their meaning through our sensorimotor system (Barsalou 2008). Abstract words, i.e., words that do not have a single and concrete referent, are more difficult to account for in a grounded perspective. According to the Words As social Tools (WAT) proposal (Borghi and Binkofski 2014), in the acquisition and representation of abstract words language plays a central role. Abstract words are indeed mainly acquired through linguistic-social experience (Wauters et al. 2003). We report a behavioral experiment showing that the elaboration of abstract words involves the mouth motor system, as embodied counterpart of the activation of linguistic information, and that the involvement of the mouth is flexibly modulated by the task.

01 01 JB code hcp.65.04cal 06 10.1075/hcp.65.04cal 59 74 16 Chapter 7 01 04 Chapter 3. Inferential processing with concrete vs. abstract words and visual cortex Chapter 3. Inferential processing with concrete vs. abstract words and visual cortex 1 A01 01 JB code 393361968 Fabrizio Calzavarini Calzavarini, Fabrizio Fabrizio Calzavarini 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/393361968 30 00

In this chapter, I discuss the neuroscientific evidence concerning the role of the visual cortex for inferential semantic processing of concrete vs. abstract words. Results of my review suggest that visual cortex activity not only systematically accompanies inferential processing of concrete words, but it is also an active (facilitating) component of it. This is consistent with the Simulation or Embodied accounts of lexical semantic competence, according to which language understanding in general just consists in imagery/simulation processes underpinned by dedicated areas of the brain (e.g., the visual cortex). However, I show that this is not the case for words referring to abstract concepts: inferential processing of abstract words does not seem to involve visual cortex. The theoretical consequences of this phenomenon are also discussed.

01 01 JB code hcp.65.05jel 06 10.1075/hcp.65.05jel 75 99 25 Chapter 8 01 04 Chapter 4. Are abstract concepts grounded in bodily mimesis? Chapter 4. Are abstract concepts grounded in bodily mimesis? 1 A01 01 JB code 727361969 Anna Jelec Jelec, Anna Anna Jelec 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/727361969 30 00

In this chapter I address the role of mental simulations for processing and representing abstract concepts, suggesting that abstract concepts are grounded in mimetic schemas: dynamic, concrete and preverbal representations that have been observed in early childhood development. The analysis is based on recordings of gesture and speech of a congenitally blind child gathered over the course of three years. The child displayed an early preference for using mimetic strategies to explain abstract concepts but drifted toward more language-centered strategies as she grew older. Through behavioral data collected in a case-study, I provide empirical evidence to support the hypothesis that embodied mental simulation play a crucial role in abstract concepts’ cognitive grounding.

01 01 JB code hcp.65.06sce 06 10.1075/hcp.65.06sce 101 118 18 Chapter 9 01 04 Chapter 5. Is the acoustic modality relevant for abstract concepts? Chapter 5. Is the acoustic modality relevant for abstract concepts? 01 04 A study with the Extrinsic Simon task A study with the Extrinsic Simon task 1 A01 01 JB code 807361970 Elisa Scerrati Scerrati, Elisa Elisa Scerrati 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/807361970 2 A01 01 JB code 239361971 Luisa Lugli Lugli, Luisa Luisa Lugli 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/239361971 3 A01 01 JB code 448361972 Roberto Nicoletti Nicoletti, Roberto Roberto Nicoletti 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/448361972 4 A01 01 JB code 889361973 Anna Maria Borghi Borghi, Anna Maria Anna Maria Borghi 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/889361973 30 00

An emerging class of theories of knowledge assumes that the representation and processing of concepts is achieved by reactivating multiple aspects of experience. Abstract concepts such as freedom and justice constitute a challenge for these theories because they have no clearly identifiable referent that we can experience. The Words As social Tools theory (WAT) posits that while both concrete and abstract concepts activate sensorimotor networks, the linguistic network is activated more by abstract than by concrete concepts given that the mode of acquisition of abstract concepts relies more on language. In this chapter we extend this argument and report results from an experiment with the Extrinsic Simon task suggesting that when we process abstract words we re-enact the experience of their acquisition and/or explain to ourselves their meaning.

01 01 JB code hcp.65.p2 06 10.1075/hcp.65.p2 Section header 10 01 04 Part II. Abstract concepts in language Part II. Abstract concepts in language 01 04 Insights from psycholinguistics and lexical semantics Insights from psycholinguistics and lexical semantics 01 01 JB code hcp.65.07hus 06 10.1075/hcp.65.07hus 121 144 24 Chapter 11 01 04 Chapter 6. Determinants of abstractness and concreteness and their persuasive effects Chapter 6. Determinants of abstractness and concreteness and their persuasive effects 1 A01 01 JB code 278361974 Lettica Hustinx Hustinx, Lettica Lettica Hustinx 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/278361974 2 A01 01 JB code 527361975 Wilbert Spooren Spooren, Wilbert Wilbert Spooren 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/527361975 30 00

The writing guideline to avoid abstractness and to use concrete language instead has a long and well-deserved reputation. Nevertheless, it is not clear what constitutes concrete language. In this chapter we report two studies. The first investigates the determinants of concreteness and abstractness using a rating task. The results show that for all word classes sensory perceptibility is an important component and that the determinants specificity and drawability/filmability vary with word class. In the second study, we used the insights from study 1 to manipulate a text from the National Budgeting Institute (Nibud) that addresses adolescents from different educational levels. The results only show effects of educational level on comprehension and persuasive power; no effects of concreteness were found. The studies raise issues about the validity of the writing guideline to be concrete.

01 01 JB code hcp.65.08mur 06 10.1075/hcp.65.08mur 145 165 21 Chapter 12 01 04 Chapter 7. Acceptability properties of abstract senses in copredication Chapter 7. Acceptability properties of abstract senses in copredication 1 A01 01 JB code 568361976 Elliot Murphy Murphy, Elliot Elliot Murphy 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/568361976 30 00

This chapter explores the acceptability properties of copredication and how they can inform debates about the representation of abstract concepts. Across a series of acceptability judgment experiments, it was tested whether copredication in book-, lunch- and city-type nominals is difficult across-the-board or depends on adjective ordering in sentences like “John said that the folded and educational newspaper was on the shelf”. The results revealed no acceptability difference between copredication and non-copredication, however there was a strong preference for concrete adjectives to be placed before abstract ones. It is suggested for the first time that the parser is sensitive to semantic complexity, and that it is more optimal to access abstract concepts after associated concrete concepts than the reverse.

01 01 JB code hcp.65.09fra 06 10.1075/hcp.65.09fra 167 184 18 Chapter 13 01 04 Chapter 8. Different degrees of abstraction from visual cues in processing concrete nouns Chapter 8. Different degrees of abstraction from visual cues in processing concrete nouns 1 A01 01 JB code 551361977 Francesca Franzon Franzon, Francesca Francesca Franzon 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/551361977 2 A01 01 JB code 979361978 Chiara Zanini Zanini, Chiara Chiara Zanini 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/979361978 30 00

Concreteness has been defined as a semantic property related to physical perception. In this paper we tackle the concreteness issue from the viewpoint of countability by arguing that uncountable expressions (e.g., some cake), although concrete, are more abstract than countable ones (e.g., one cake) since the former entail the suppression of the reference to shape, which is a salient property in the representation of entities.

We report empirical data collected with preschool children in which we show that the uncountable reference is dispreferred. We discuss possible reasons for this phenomenon, which involve the roles played by shape and by language (and in particular grammar) in early perceptual processing, and we suggest how these factors may relate to our ability to abstract from perceptual experience.

01 01 JB code hcp.65.10spr 06 10.1075/hcp.65.10spr 185 214 30 Chapter 14 01 04 Chapter 9. Cognitive and linguistic aspects of composition in German particle verbs Chapter 9. Cognitive and linguistic aspects of composition in German particle verbs 1 A01 01 JB code 25361979 Sylvia Springorum Springorum, Sylvia Sylvia Springorum 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/25361979 2 A01 01 JB code 318361980 Hans Kamp Kamp, Hans Hans Kamp 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/318361980 3 A01 01 JB code 736361981 Sabine Schulte im Walde Schulte im Walde, Sabine Sabine Schulte im Walde 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/736361981 30 00

Most German particle verbs (PVs) are composed of a prepositional particle (P) and a base verb (BV). For instance, anstrahlen is formed from the P an and the BV strahlen. The meaning of a PV results from often systematic interactions between the P and BV meanings. But many Ps and BVs are ambiguous and, moreover, a single P meaning and a single BV meaning can be combined in several ways. Finally, the interactions between P and BV meanings depend on the context.

This chapter presents a case study of how two particles, auf and ab, interact with certain BVs and contextual factors, while focusing on the difference between abstract and concrete BV/PV concepts, and between abstract and concrete contexts.

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Embodiment plays an essential role in both concrete and abstract semantic representation. As a consequence, action verbs are extensively involved in the conceptualization and linguistic encoding of figurative meanings. In the light of several theoretical frameworks, this chapter aims to investigate the mechanisms that enable verbs to acquire new abstract meanings. The analysis we present focuses specifically on the metaphorical variation of a cohesive group of five Italian action verbs codifying a movement along the vertical axis (alzare, abbassare, salire, scendere, sollevare). The results confirm the Invariance Principle worked out by Lakoff: the metaphorical mapping of an action verb is strictly constrained by the image schemas involved in its core and concrete meaning.

01 01 JB code hcp.65.p3 06 10.1075/hcp.65.p3 Section header 16 01 04 Part III. Abstract concepts in communication Part III. Abstract concepts in communication 01 04 Corpus analyses and spontaneous production of words referring to abstract concepts Corpus analyses and spontaneous production of words referring to abstract concepts 01 01 JB code hcp.65.12ros 06 10.1075/hcp.65.12ros 241 261 21 Chapter 17 01 04 Chapter 11. Abstract concepts in development Chapter 11. Abstract concepts in development 01 04 Spontaneous production of complex words in Swedish child language Spontaneous production of complex words in Swedish child language 1 A01 01 JB code 709361984 Maria Rosenberg Rosenberg, Maria Maria Rosenberg 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/709361984 30 00

For young children, grasping abstract concepts and words poses a challenge. This chapter reports a case-study in which I discuss the abstract concepts expressed by complex words (440 types) by a Swedish girl (1–3 years). The data show that complex adjectives expressing evaluative content emerged prior age 2. These types of adjectives might thus be one step towards the learning of abstract concepts. The child’s novel compounds, combining concepts on several variables, are proof of her ability to gradually abstract away from perception-based reality. They can therefore be another means in the process of building abstract representation. In conclusion, this study confirms a view of abstract representation being built up gradually by relying on multiple factors such as linguistic, experiential, and contextual information.

01 01 JB code hcp.65.13zac 06 10.1075/hcp.65.13zac 263 286 24 Chapter 18 01 04 Chapter 12. The development of the abstract scientific concept of heat energy in a naturalistic classroom setting Chapter 12. The development of the abstract scientific concept of heat energy in a naturalistic classroom setting 1 A01 01 JB code 706361985 Sally Zacharias Zacharias, Sally Sally Zacharias 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/706361985 30 00

Science aims to understand the physical and living world around us. To do this, it requires us to develop abstract ways of thinking. The aim of this chapter is to describe and explain how the abstract concepts of heat energy and heat transfer emerge and evolve during two secondary (high) school science lessons, by providing an account of how they are linguistically represented in discourse using a cognitive discursive framework. The analysis of a teacher-led demonstration, a group writing task, and an interview, during which pupils externalize their mental images in speech, writing, and in visual representations, shows how the discourse as well as the social and concrete here-and-now physical contexts, affect the development of these abstract concepts.

01 01 JB code hcp.65.14bon 06 10.1075/hcp.65.14bon 287 311 25 Chapter 19 01 04 Chapter 13. Time domain matrix modeling in cognitive linguistic research Chapter 13. Time domain matrix modeling in cognitive linguistic research 1 A01 01 JB code 757361986 Ievgeniia Bondarenko Bondarenko, Ievgeniia Ievgeniia Bondarenko 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/757361986 30 00

This chapter’s objective is to elaborate the criteria for estimating the proportion of abstractness :: concreteness of the TIME concept. As a device, the time domain matrix profiles time’s ontological features such as its origin, type, qualities, antithesis, object of influence, measure unit, measuring device, and metaphoric correlates. The chapter finds that abstractness :: concreteness of the time domain matrix depends on the type of construal of the world in which it is schemed – scientific (philosophical) or poetic. An overall tendency towards increasing concreteness is identified. This research is based on a corpus of 15,000 collocations with the lexical unit time and its historical equivalents. These collocations are featured in British philosophical and poetic works from corresponding historical periods between the seventh and twentieth centuries.

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This book addresses these questions through a collection of studies that relate to various theoretical frameworks, ranging from Conceptual Metaphor Theory to Words as Social Tools. Contributors investigate how abstract concepts are grounded in the mind, represented in language, and used in verbal discourse. This richness is matched by a range of methods used throughout the volume, from neuroimaging to computational modeling, and from behavioral experiments to corpus analyses.

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01 01 JB code hcp.65.loc 06 10.1075/hcp.65.loc ix x 2 Miscellaneous 1 01 04 List of contributors List of contributors 01 01 JB code hcp.65.ack 06 10.1075/hcp.65.ack xi xii 2 Miscellaneous 2 01 04 Acknowledgments Acknowledgments 01 01 JB code hcp.65.01bol 06 10.1075/hcp.65.01bol 1 13 13 Chapter 3 01 04 Introduction Introduction 1 A01 01 JB code 677361962 Marianna Bolognesi Bolognesi, Marianna Marianna Bolognesi 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/677361962 2 A01 01 JB code 123361963 Gerard J. Steen Steen, Gerard J. Gerard J. Steen 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/123361963 01 01 JB code hcp.65.p1 06 10.1075/hcp.65.p1 Section header 4 01 04 Part I. Abstract concepts in the mind Part I. Abstract concepts in the mind 01 04 Conceptual processing and cognitive grounding of abstract concepts Conceptual processing and cognitive grounding of abstract concepts 01 01 JB code hcp.65.02dre 06 10.1075/hcp.65.02dre 17 42 26 Chapter 5 01 04 Chapter 1. The relevance of specific semantic categories in investigating the neural bases of abstract and concrete semantics Chapter 1. The relevance of specific semantic categories in investigating the neural bases of abstract and concrete semantics 1 A01 01 JB code 637361964 Felix R. Dreyer Dreyer, Felix R. Felix R. Dreyer 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/637361964 2 A01 01 JB code 769361965 Friedemann Pulvermüller Pulvermüller, Friedemann Friedemann Pulvermüller 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/769361965 30 00

Previous research has shown that modality-preferential sensorimotor areas are relevant for processing of words referring to concrete objects or actions. However, whether modality preferential areas also play a role for abstract words is still under debate. In this chapter we will argue that the apparent lack of empirical evidence for a grounding of abstract words stems, at least in part, from the treatment of abstract words as one monolithic semantic category, rather than taking into account specific abstract word types and sub-categories. We will review classical and recent empirical evidence from neuropsychological, neuroimaging and behavioral approaches and demonstrate the necessity of considering specific semantic meaning types when investigating a possible grounding of concrete and abstract concepts, for both theoretical and methodological reasons.

01 01 JB code hcp.65.03maz 06 10.1075/hcp.65.03maz 43 58 16 Chapter 6 01 04 Chapter 2. Abstract concepts and the activation of mouth-hand effectors Chapter 2. Abstract concepts and the activation of mouth-hand effectors 1 A01 01 JB code 53361966 Claudia Mazzuca Mazzuca, Claudia Claudia Mazzuca 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/53361966 2 A01 01 JB code 477361967 Anna Maria Borghi Borghi, Anna Maria Anna Maria Borghi 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/477361967 30 00

Embodied and grounded approaches to cognition have compellingly demonstrated that we comprehend concrete words simulating their meaning through our sensorimotor system (Barsalou 2008). Abstract words, i.e., words that do not have a single and concrete referent, are more difficult to account for in a grounded perspective. According to the Words As social Tools (WAT) proposal (Borghi and Binkofski 2014), in the acquisition and representation of abstract words language plays a central role. Abstract words are indeed mainly acquired through linguistic-social experience (Wauters et al. 2003). We report a behavioral experiment showing that the elaboration of abstract words involves the mouth motor system, as embodied counterpart of the activation of linguistic information, and that the involvement of the mouth is flexibly modulated by the task.

01 01 JB code hcp.65.04cal 06 10.1075/hcp.65.04cal 59 74 16 Chapter 7 01 04 Chapter 3. Inferential processing with concrete vs. abstract words and visual cortex Chapter 3. Inferential processing with concrete vs. abstract words and visual cortex 1 A01 01 JB code 393361968 Fabrizio Calzavarini Calzavarini, Fabrizio Fabrizio Calzavarini 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/393361968 30 00

In this chapter, I discuss the neuroscientific evidence concerning the role of the visual cortex for inferential semantic processing of concrete vs. abstract words. Results of my review suggest that visual cortex activity not only systematically accompanies inferential processing of concrete words, but it is also an active (facilitating) component of it. This is consistent with the Simulation or Embodied accounts of lexical semantic competence, according to which language understanding in general just consists in imagery/simulation processes underpinned by dedicated areas of the brain (e.g., the visual cortex). However, I show that this is not the case for words referring to abstract concepts: inferential processing of abstract words does not seem to involve visual cortex. The theoretical consequences of this phenomenon are also discussed.

01 01 JB code hcp.65.05jel 06 10.1075/hcp.65.05jel 75 99 25 Chapter 8 01 04 Chapter 4. Are abstract concepts grounded in bodily mimesis? Chapter 4. Are abstract concepts grounded in bodily mimesis? 1 A01 01 JB code 727361969 Anna Jelec Jelec, Anna Anna Jelec 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/727361969 30 00

In this chapter I address the role of mental simulations for processing and representing abstract concepts, suggesting that abstract concepts are grounded in mimetic schemas: dynamic, concrete and preverbal representations that have been observed in early childhood development. The analysis is based on recordings of gesture and speech of a congenitally blind child gathered over the course of three years. The child displayed an early preference for using mimetic strategies to explain abstract concepts but drifted toward more language-centered strategies as she grew older. Through behavioral data collected in a case-study, I provide empirical evidence to support the hypothesis that embodied mental simulation play a crucial role in abstract concepts’ cognitive grounding.

01 01 JB code hcp.65.06sce 06 10.1075/hcp.65.06sce 101 118 18 Chapter 9 01 04 Chapter 5. Is the acoustic modality relevant for abstract concepts? Chapter 5. Is the acoustic modality relevant for abstract concepts? 01 04 A study with the Extrinsic Simon task A study with the Extrinsic Simon task 1 A01 01 JB code 807361970 Elisa Scerrati Scerrati, Elisa Elisa Scerrati 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/807361970 2 A01 01 JB code 239361971 Luisa Lugli Lugli, Luisa Luisa Lugli 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/239361971 3 A01 01 JB code 448361972 Roberto Nicoletti Nicoletti, Roberto Roberto Nicoletti 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/448361972 4 A01 01 JB code 889361973 Anna Maria Borghi Borghi, Anna Maria Anna Maria Borghi 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/889361973 30 00

An emerging class of theories of knowledge assumes that the representation and processing of concepts is achieved by reactivating multiple aspects of experience. Abstract concepts such as freedom and justice constitute a challenge for these theories because they have no clearly identifiable referent that we can experience. The Words As social Tools theory (WAT) posits that while both concrete and abstract concepts activate sensorimotor networks, the linguistic network is activated more by abstract than by concrete concepts given that the mode of acquisition of abstract concepts relies more on language. In this chapter we extend this argument and report results from an experiment with the Extrinsic Simon task suggesting that when we process abstract words we re-enact the experience of their acquisition and/or explain to ourselves their meaning.

01 01 JB code hcp.65.p2 06 10.1075/hcp.65.p2 Section header 10 01 04 Part II. Abstract concepts in language Part II. Abstract concepts in language 01 04 Insights from psycholinguistics and lexical semantics Insights from psycholinguistics and lexical semantics 01 01 JB code hcp.65.07hus 06 10.1075/hcp.65.07hus 121 144 24 Chapter 11 01 04 Chapter 6. Determinants of abstractness and concreteness and their persuasive effects Chapter 6. Determinants of abstractness and concreteness and their persuasive effects 1 A01 01 JB code 278361974 Lettica Hustinx Hustinx, Lettica Lettica Hustinx 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/278361974 2 A01 01 JB code 527361975 Wilbert Spooren Spooren, Wilbert Wilbert Spooren 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/527361975 30 00

The writing guideline to avoid abstractness and to use concrete language instead has a long and well-deserved reputation. Nevertheless, it is not clear what constitutes concrete language. In this chapter we report two studies. The first investigates the determinants of concreteness and abstractness using a rating task. The results show that for all word classes sensory perceptibility is an important component and that the determinants specificity and drawability/filmability vary with word class. In the second study, we used the insights from study 1 to manipulate a text from the National Budgeting Institute (Nibud) that addresses adolescents from different educational levels. The results only show effects of educational level on comprehension and persuasive power; no effects of concreteness were found. The studies raise issues about the validity of the writing guideline to be concrete.

01 01 JB code hcp.65.08mur 06 10.1075/hcp.65.08mur 145 165 21 Chapter 12 01 04 Chapter 7. Acceptability properties of abstract senses in copredication Chapter 7. Acceptability properties of abstract senses in copredication 1 A01 01 JB code 568361976 Elliot Murphy Murphy, Elliot Elliot Murphy 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/568361976 30 00

This chapter explores the acceptability properties of copredication and how they can inform debates about the representation of abstract concepts. Across a series of acceptability judgment experiments, it was tested whether copredication in book-, lunch- and city-type nominals is difficult across-the-board or depends on adjective ordering in sentences like “John said that the folded and educational newspaper was on the shelf”. The results revealed no acceptability difference between copredication and non-copredication, however there was a strong preference for concrete adjectives to be placed before abstract ones. It is suggested for the first time that the parser is sensitive to semantic complexity, and that it is more optimal to access abstract concepts after associated concrete concepts than the reverse.

01 01 JB code hcp.65.09fra 06 10.1075/hcp.65.09fra 167 184 18 Chapter 13 01 04 Chapter 8. Different degrees of abstraction from visual cues in processing concrete nouns Chapter 8. Different degrees of abstraction from visual cues in processing concrete nouns 1 A01 01 JB code 551361977 Francesca Franzon Franzon, Francesca Francesca Franzon 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/551361977 2 A01 01 JB code 979361978 Chiara Zanini Zanini, Chiara Chiara Zanini 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/979361978 30 00

Concreteness has been defined as a semantic property related to physical perception. In this paper we tackle the concreteness issue from the viewpoint of countability by arguing that uncountable expressions (e.g., some cake), although concrete, are more abstract than countable ones (e.g., one cake) since the former entail the suppression of the reference to shape, which is a salient property in the representation of entities.

We report empirical data collected with preschool children in which we show that the uncountable reference is dispreferred. We discuss possible reasons for this phenomenon, which involve the roles played by shape and by language (and in particular grammar) in early perceptual processing, and we suggest how these factors may relate to our ability to abstract from perceptual experience.

01 01 JB code hcp.65.10spr 06 10.1075/hcp.65.10spr 185 214 30 Chapter 14 01 04 Chapter 9. Cognitive and linguistic aspects of composition in German particle verbs Chapter 9. Cognitive and linguistic aspects of composition in German particle verbs 1 A01 01 JB code 25361979 Sylvia Springorum Springorum, Sylvia Sylvia Springorum 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/25361979 2 A01 01 JB code 318361980 Hans Kamp Kamp, Hans Hans Kamp 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/318361980 3 A01 01 JB code 736361981 Sabine Schulte im Walde Schulte im Walde, Sabine Sabine Schulte im Walde 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/736361981 30 00

Most German particle verbs (PVs) are composed of a prepositional particle (P) and a base verb (BV). For instance, anstrahlen is formed from the P an and the BV strahlen. The meaning of a PV results from often systematic interactions between the P and BV meanings. But many Ps and BVs are ambiguous and, moreover, a single P meaning and a single BV meaning can be combined in several ways. Finally, the interactions between P and BV meanings depend on the context.

This chapter presents a case study of how two particles, auf and ab, interact with certain BVs and contextual factors, while focusing on the difference between abstract and concrete BV/PV concepts, and between abstract and concrete contexts.

01 01 JB code hcp.65.11pan 06 10.1075/hcp.65.11pan 215 238 24 Chapter 15 01 04 Chapter 10. Metaphor in action Chapter 10. Metaphor in action 01 04 Action verbs and abstract meaning Action verbs and abstract meaning 1 A01 01 JB code 858361982 Alessandro Panunzi Panunzi, Alessandro Alessandro Panunzi 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/858361982 2 A01 01 JB code 106361983 Paola Vernillo Vernillo, Paola Paola Vernillo 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/106361983 30 00

Embodiment plays an essential role in both concrete and abstract semantic representation. As a consequence, action verbs are extensively involved in the conceptualization and linguistic encoding of figurative meanings. In the light of several theoretical frameworks, this chapter aims to investigate the mechanisms that enable verbs to acquire new abstract meanings. The analysis we present focuses specifically on the metaphorical variation of a cohesive group of five Italian action verbs codifying a movement along the vertical axis (alzare, abbassare, salire, scendere, sollevare). The results confirm the Invariance Principle worked out by Lakoff: the metaphorical mapping of an action verb is strictly constrained by the image schemas involved in its core and concrete meaning.

01 01 JB code hcp.65.p3 06 10.1075/hcp.65.p3 Section header 16 01 04 Part III. Abstract concepts in communication Part III. Abstract concepts in communication 01 04 Corpus analyses and spontaneous production of words referring to abstract concepts Corpus analyses and spontaneous production of words referring to abstract concepts 01 01 JB code hcp.65.12ros 06 10.1075/hcp.65.12ros 241 261 21 Chapter 17 01 04 Chapter 11. Abstract concepts in development Chapter 11. Abstract concepts in development 01 04 Spontaneous production of complex words in Swedish child language Spontaneous production of complex words in Swedish child language 1 A01 01 JB code 709361984 Maria Rosenberg Rosenberg, Maria Maria Rosenberg 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/709361984 30 00

For young children, grasping abstract concepts and words poses a challenge. This chapter reports a case-study in which I discuss the abstract concepts expressed by complex words (440 types) by a Swedish girl (1–3 years). The data show that complex adjectives expressing evaluative content emerged prior age 2. These types of adjectives might thus be one step towards the learning of abstract concepts. The child’s novel compounds, combining concepts on several variables, are proof of her ability to gradually abstract away from perception-based reality. They can therefore be another means in the process of building abstract representation. In conclusion, this study confirms a view of abstract representation being built up gradually by relying on multiple factors such as linguistic, experiential, and contextual information.

01 01 JB code hcp.65.13zac 06 10.1075/hcp.65.13zac 263 286 24 Chapter 18 01 04 Chapter 12. The development of the abstract scientific concept of heat energy in a naturalistic classroom setting Chapter 12. The development of the abstract scientific concept of heat energy in a naturalistic classroom setting 1 A01 01 JB code 706361985 Sally Zacharias Zacharias, Sally Sally Zacharias 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/706361985 30 00

Science aims to understand the physical and living world around us. To do this, it requires us to develop abstract ways of thinking. The aim of this chapter is to describe and explain how the abstract concepts of heat energy and heat transfer emerge and evolve during two secondary (high) school science lessons, by providing an account of how they are linguistically represented in discourse using a cognitive discursive framework. The analysis of a teacher-led demonstration, a group writing task, and an interview, during which pupils externalize their mental images in speech, writing, and in visual representations, shows how the discourse as well as the social and concrete here-and-now physical contexts, affect the development of these abstract concepts.

01 01 JB code hcp.65.14bon 06 10.1075/hcp.65.14bon 287 311 25 Chapter 19 01 04 Chapter 13. Time domain matrix modeling in cognitive linguistic research Chapter 13. Time domain matrix modeling in cognitive linguistic research 1 A01 01 JB code 757361986 Ievgeniia Bondarenko Bondarenko, Ievgeniia Ievgeniia Bondarenko 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/757361986 30 00

This chapter’s objective is to elaborate the criteria for estimating the proportion of abstractness :: concreteness of the TIME concept. As a device, the time domain matrix profiles time’s ontological features such as its origin, type, qualities, antithesis, object of influence, measure unit, measuring device, and metaphoric correlates. The chapter finds that abstractness :: concreteness of the time domain matrix depends on the type of construal of the world in which it is schemed – scientific (philosophical) or poetic. An overall tendency towards increasing concreteness is identified. This research is based on a corpus of 15,000 collocations with the lexical unit time and its historical equivalents. These collocations are featured in British philosophical and poetic works from corresponding historical periods between the seventh and twentieth centuries.

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